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Supreme Court Examines Legality of Entry Tax on Goods Imported from Abroad; State Legislations of Orissa, Bihar, Kerala and Jharkhand Under Scrutiny

Background: The case involves a batch of civil appeals before the Supreme Court concerning the levy of entry tax on goods imported from foreign countr...

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Supreme Court Upholds Territorial Limitation of Sales Tax Exemption After State Bifurcation. Benefit of exemption/deferment granted under unified Madhya Pradesh is confined to the state where the industrial unit is located and does not extend to inter-state transactions with the other successor state.

The Supreme Court considered a batch of appeals arising from the bifurcation of the State of Madhya Pradesh into the reorganised State of Madhya Prade...

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Supreme Court Overrules PV Narasimha Rao, Holds Bribery Not Protected by Parliamentary Privilege — Legislators Who Accept Bribes for Speech or Vote Are Not Immune from Prosecution Under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court of India, in a seven-judge bench decision, overruled its earlier majority judgment in PV Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE) (1998) 4 S...

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"Supreme Court Clarifies Legislative Competence on Alcohol Regulation: Potable vs Industrial Alcohol" "A landmark judgment addressing the scope of State and Union powers on regulating alcohol under the Indian Constitution."

The Supreme Court of India revisited the legislative competence concerning the regulation of alcohol under the Constitution. The court examined whethe...

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Supreme Court Dismisses LIC's Appeal on Stamp Duty for Insurance Policies in Rajasthan. State Has Legislative Competence Under Concurrent List to Collect Stamp Duty on Insurance Policies, But Relief Granted on Facts.

The Supreme Court considered an appeal by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) against a judgment of the Rajasthan High Court which upheld th...

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Supreme Court Declares Section 13(2) of Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act, 2011 Ultra Vires for Lack of Legislative Competence. State Legislature Cannot Confer Direct Appellate Jurisdiction on Supreme Court; Provision Invalid.

The case arose from an appeal filed under Section 13(2) of the Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act, 2011, against an eviction order passed by the Rent Contr...

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High Court of Karnataka Hears Appeals Against Single Judge's Order on State Government's Authority Over Inter-State Electricity Transmission. The Court examined whether the State Government could extend its Order to inter-state transmission of electricity under the Electricity Act, 2003.

The High Court of Karnataka heard a batch of writ appeals filed by the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC), Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Lim...

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Supreme Court Advisory Opinion Addresses Scope of Governor's and President's Powers Over State Legislation under Articles 200 and 201. Presidential Reference Seeks Clarity on Constitutional Discretion, Time Limits, and Justiciability in Light of Conflicting Judgments.

The President of India, exercising powers under Article 143(1) of the Constitution, referred fourteen questions to the Supreme Court on 13th May 2025,...